In a September 6 gazette notice, out of the 44 candidates who applied for the position, only 25 candidates were shortlisted and professor Ojiambo managed to beat all of them to be appointed to the position.

She has a record of being the first woman in Kenya to be appointed into the position of an assistant minister and was also Funyula MP in the 1970s and a presidential running-mate in the 2007 General Election.

Also, 175 candidates applied for membership of the council and 122 were shortlisted for interviews with only five appointed.

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed appointed five members to the council. Photo: UGCSource: Facebook